St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-28

streaky that it was hard to tell just
where the eye of the wind really was.
We did our best under the circum-
stances, and, as | said before, we won't
complain. We intend to find out to-
morrow what was really the matter with
the Thistle. The crew have an idea
that something is wrong with her bot
tom, and, although l do not think we
will find any clog there, in order to pre-
serve harmony and satisfy the men
WILL DOCK THE THISTLE
tomorrow and have her thoroughly
Overhauled.''
Qln regard to short tack made by the
Thistle just after the start and by which
she was thought to have lost cOnSldera-
bly,, Mr.. Bell said: "ThiS short leg was
made by Capt. Barr who was sailing the
vessel, for what purpose | cannot say"
Would you have made this tack,
Mr.. Bell, if you had been sailing the
boat?"
THAT cannot say. Capt. Barr may
have been looking for a better wind or
a swifter ebb current"
Mr.. Bell then stepped aboard the cut
ter's gig which was to convey him to
the Scotch steam yacht MOhican lying
near. Mr.. Bell shook hands earnestly
with Capt. Barr before leaving, and as
the gig pulled away he shouted: by the
way l wish you would say to Mr.. Paine,
through the press, that | regret very
much that we were unable to give him
a good old rOuSing British cheer before
we dropped anchor. The only explana-
ton or excuse | can offer is we were too
far astern."
Capt: Barr substantiated all of Mr..
Bells statements, but seemed to share
the conviction of the crew that some
thing was wrong with the Thistle's bot
tom. Il do not know what it u.s." he
said, ''but am sure that the boat has
never sailed so badly as ushe did to-day.
Why, we lost the race before we got
outside the NarrowS. 1t is true that for
awhile we were
VIRTUALLY BECALMED,
while the Volunteer was running under
a full breeze"
"Why did you make the short tack
that cost you so dearly at the beginning
OF the race, captain?'
81 stood in for the Long Island shore
short distance to look for more wind.
| did not find it, and consequently had
to go back on the port tack again.''
In conclusion Capt. Barr said that he
hoped the excursion steamers and tug
boats would show more consideration
for the yachts in the next race and give
I1oul Il Tree Wlnu ana Clear sea. he
belief still prevails among impartial OBJ
servers that Capt. Barr, when he made
his short tack for the Long Island
shore, had observed the Volunteer walk
ing upon his weather quarter and re-
sorted to this eXpedient to escape wet
blanket. The belief also remains that
the alleged wonderful light weather
qualities of the Thistle are mostly fic-
ton. and that the Volunteer can defeat
her in any wind or any sea.
THE NEWS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-England has
heard the news, and any hopes that
were fondly cherished that the boat
they sent over to America to bring
back the cup, won thirty-six years ago,
has been dissipated. The Tele-
graph acknowledges the defeat in
good temper, and congratulates
the conQuerors on surprising all previ-
Gus efforts. 1t says: at cannot be de-
MED that America has thus maintained
the yachting supremacy she won thirty
six years ago. This last defeat cannot
be attributed to any fault in the hand
ling of the Thistle, which was admir-
ably sailed. She yet has chance to
win" The Post believes that if the
wind blows strong enough the Thistle
will yet win the race.